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Boomtown

By: Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly
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  • In a rugged corner of West Texas, billionaire wildcatters and roughnecks are fueling an oil boom so big it’s reshaping our climate, our economy, and our geopolitics. This modern-day gold rush has sent both big oil companies and scrappy start-ups scrambling to secure a piece of the action. Texas Monthly’s Christian Wallace follows characters along every rung of the oil field ladder, from the executive cutting billion-dollar deals to the itinerant pipeline worker risking life and limb, and from the traveling exotic dancer following the trail of money to those who worry that our planet is on a path to destruction. Meet the people cashing in and those just trying to get by as the world around them is turned upside down. "A beautiful ride filled with levity, even as it delivers troubling forecasts for the future" - The Atlantic 2021 Webby Award Honoree, Podcast Documentary
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  • Trailer: Boomtown

    Trailer: Boomtown
    Dec 2 2019
    In a rugged corner of West Texas, billionaire wildcatters and roughnecks are fueling an oil boom so big it’s reshaping our climate, our economy, and our geopolitics.    Boomtown is a 10-part podcast series, with new episodes publishing every Tuesday starting December 10, 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    3 mins
  • Highway To Hell | Chapter 1

    Highway To Hell | Chapter 1
    Dec 10 2019
    Host Christian Wallace takes us back to his hometown in the Permian Basin, which is nearly unrecognizable to him today. We meet a few of the people whose lives have been upended by the biggest oil boom in U.S. history. Upstart: Find out how low your Upstart rate is at Upstart.com/Boomtown. Native: Get 20% off your first purchase at NativeDeodorant.com, using promo code BOOMTOWN at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • Rise of the Permian | Chapter 2

    Rise of the Permian | Chapter 2
    Dec 17 2019
    We go back to 1923, and the Santa Rita No. 1, the well that put West Texas oil on the map. We recount the beginnings of rowdy boomtowns and the swaggering wildcatters whose influence would eventually lead all the way to the White House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    40 mins
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Excellent!

Fascinating look at west Texas oil industry. Interesting, sensitively done, well written, good narration. Sneaky good. Highly recommend

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Life on the Oil Patch

This is a well done podcast about the oil producing areas in West Texas. It goes into some of the history of the area including the many boom and bust periods. The narrator also interviews people about their lives including ranchers, oil workers, others who live in the oil towns, and some of those who have lost a father or a brother on an oil rig, highlighting some of the dangers out in the boomtowns. These are important stories to tell. The sound and narration are also very good as well as the intro/transition music.

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